Apple announces Windows browser — Apple has launched a version of its web browser Safari for Windows, competing head to head with Microsoft's Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox. — Chief executive Steve Jobs said Apple "dream big" and wanted to expand the 4.9% market share Safari enjoys.

Apple takes Safari to Windows and iPhone — Apple plans to ship a version of its Safari Web browser for Windows, and third-party developers will be able to get a piece of the iPhone, the company announced Monday. — A beta version of Safari for Windows is available now …

Apple announces third-party software details for iPhone — As expected, Apple used WWDC as the stage to announce a third-party development solution for the iPhone, putting to rest fears that the handset would be a closed (read: non-smartphone) platform. Calling it a "sweet solution" …

Apple to offer Safari for Windows (Updated) — Posting from San Francisco: Apple CEO Steve Jobs just announced plans to offer the company's Safari Web browser for Windows. The move is significant in part because Web browsers are increasingly becoming platforms for sophisticated software programs.

Walt Mossberg Shows College Leaders His New iPhone — Walter S. Mossberg, The Wall Street Journal's personal-technology columnist, picked up his review copy of the Apple iPhone this morning, and he gave his initial impressions of the much-anticipated gadget to college leaders during a speech at The Chronicle's Presidents Forum.

Walt Mossberg: A bad review for the iPhone? — A bad review for the iPhone? — Walt Mossberg, the Wall Street Journal tech reporter often accused of being an Apple fanboy, does not know if the iPhone will receive a good or bad review yet. That's right, Walt got his early review iPhone today …

Why I disagree with Privacy International — Sigh. Google as a company takes privacy very seriously. I personally feel strongly about protecting our users' privacy. So I'm frustrated by a recent study that Privacy International did, and I want to know if I'm off-base in my reaction.

iPhone to Support Third-Party Web 2.0 Applications — Innovative New Way to Create Applications for iPhone — Apple® today announced that its revolutionary iPhone™ will run applications created with Web 2.0 Internet standards when it begins shipping on June 29.

ON THE DOWNLOAD — USING ADS, NEW ONLINE LABEL OFFERS MUSIC FREE — In a move designed to upend the traditional record label business model, Downtown Records and Internet entrepreneur Peter Rojas plan to launch an online-only record label that will offer its music for free and generate revenue …

BART quietly rolls out Wi-Fi — SAN FRANCISCO — Many Bay Area technophiles who began using terms like "Wi-Fi" and "Wiki" and "Wii" when they were still cutting edge were surprised to learn they can access Wi-Fi service while riding BART. And at least for a while, the service is free.

Technorati: When Will The Traffic Party End? — Recent Comscore stats show Technorati continuing to surge in traffic, more than tripling since a year ago. Founder and CEO Dave Sifry recently mentioned about this staggering growth in a blog post. Technorati's internal numbers showed massive growth early this year.

No secret search engine says Microsoft — We're just innovating the current one, says search and advertising head — Speculation that Microsoft has a crack team of developers in Silicon Valley working on a cutting-edge search project is news to the company's head of search and advertising.